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General Commentfor me, this in an incredibly patriotic song. david byrne is basically saying that even though America and it's ideals are not good all the time, people should not give up on it. he knows America is not perfect, but he does know it can be pretty good in comparison to anything else.

General Commenti think tigermoon has the best grasp on the song. It is not just a song about loving America inspite of its faults. All the superficial and decadent imagery depicts the nature of america's faults as david byrne sees them.

General CommentI'm not sure it's that patriotic. Basically, as I see it, the song mocks America while it acknowledges that Byrne himself also a part of and a product of American culture. The song doesn't condemn or condone the US, so much as it provides a critique of our country and how much DB is a part of it. Also, the music video is hilarious (love DB in the Adidas sweatsuit)

@LucklessPedestrian He was likely saying "I miss America from years ago before the world became so complex". He calls the song "Miss America" to invite the listener to listen to the lyrics and realize that, within the song, he's referring to the U.S. as a female..."she".